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Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting, Thailand’s Uyghur Deportation, and Trump’s Gold Card

2025/3/4
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Miles Yu: 我认为世界应该习惯俄罗斯只是一个地区大国的事实。目前世界上只有两个能够参与全球博弈的全球大国,即美国和中国。乌克兰战争及其最终解决实际上是一个全球安全问题,而中国和美国都密切参与其中。这场战争的起因和动力,从俄罗斯和中国的角度来看,是一致的,即完全否认乌克兰作为一个独立主权国家的权利。他们都认为,主权的定义应该基于历史、民族和语言联系。这就是为什么中国完全站在俄罗斯一边的原因。此外,中国将乌克兰战争视为一个战略转移美国注意力的绝佳机会,因为自特朗普上任以来,美国已经将战略重点从欧洲和中东转向中国。在战争期间,中国试图通过向俄罗斯提供大量的物质、金融和技术支持来延长和维持战争。然而,美国从过去在伊拉克和阿富汗的战争中吸取了惨痛的教训,即没有获得战后红利。因此,美国希望从乌克兰获得稀土矿产,这不仅仅关乎乌克兰的安全保障,也关乎与中国竞争。 关于美国和俄罗斯在乌克兰战争中是否有共同点,答案是肯定的,但可能并非你所想。乌克兰过去在武器扩散方面非常放荡,最大的买家是中国。从俄罗斯的角度来看,这主要关乎市场份额被乌克兰窃取。从美国的角度来看,这种武器扩散行为,特别是向中国这一主要对手提供武器,是不可接受的。然而,我非常失望的是,泽连斯基总统及其顾问仍然对中国在乌克兰战争最终解决中扮演建设性、诚实的中间人角色抱有幻想。 关于特朗普与泽连斯基的会晤,我认为这并非一场新闻发布会,而是一场冲突。这场冲突不仅关乎美乌关系,也关乎美中关系。特朗普总统认为他继承了一场本不该发生的战争,而乌克兰战争之所以发生,是因为美国放弃了威慑。因此,他希望结束乌克兰战争,并将注意力转向亚太地区,特别是针对中国的威慑。 Colin: 我想强调一下,在过去几周以及之前的《中国内幕》节目中,我们讨论了中国在印太地区加强胁迫行动的情况,并且我认为,如果你进一步分析,你就会明白为什么泰国成为这些行动的主要焦点。

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This chapter explores the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting and its geopolitical implications, particularly in the context of US-China and China-Ukraine relations. It highlights the strategic importance of rare earth minerals and the broader global security stakes involved.
  • The Trump-Zelenskyy meeting was not just a bilateral issue but had implications for global powers, particularly the US and China.
  • China's strategic interest in prolonging the Ukraine war is to distract the US from Asia-Pacific affairs.
  • The US-China competition is perceived by China as a life-and-death struggle, with high stakes for the Chinese Communist Party.
  • Russia and China share a similar perspective on Ukraine's sovereignty, paralleling China's stance on Taiwan.
  • China's monopoly on rare earth materials is a significant factor in US strategic interests in Ukraine.

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In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu unpacks the Trump-Zelenskyy Oval Office meeting and what the development in US-Ukraine relations could mean for China. Next, Miles examines Thailand’s recent deportation of 40 Uyghur men to China and explains how this disturbing exchange is a strategic outcome of China’s expanding coercive campaign in the Indo-Pacific region. Lastly, Miles takes a look at Trump’s recent announcement of a U.S. immigration visa Gold Card and what impact this may have on Chinese investors.

China Insider is a weekly podcast project from Hudson Institute’s China Center), hosted by Miles Yu), who provides weekly news that mainstream American outlets often miss, as well as in-depth commentary and analysis on the China challenge and the free world’s future.